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Our most vulnerable have been 'handicapped' by this spending review | Rt Rev Nicholas Readehttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2010/oct/22/disability-health
If the level of civilisation of our society is judged by its treatment of disabled people, we don't seem to have got very far<p>If the level of civilisation of a society is judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable people then in the light of the government's <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/spending-review" title="Guardian: Spending review 2010">spending review</a> it is time for us to take stock of where we are in our society.</p><p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/20/spending-review-2010-key-points?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter" title="Guardian: Spending review 2010: key points at a glance">In his speech to parliament</a> on the spending review, the chancellor, George Osborne said that it is right in the interests of fairness that, &quot;… those with the broadest shoulders will bear the greatest burden.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2010/oct/22/disability-health">Continue reading...</a>DisabilityHealthSocietyWelfarePoliticsSpending review 2010Tax and spendingLiberal-Conservative coalitionBenefitsFri, 22 Oct 2010 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2010/oct/22/disability-healthAlamyDisabled people will be one of the groups to be most negatively affected by the government's spending review. Photograph: AlamyAlamyThe government is slashing payments to disabled homeowners. Photograph: AlamyNicholas Reade2010-10-22T14:00:00Z